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FAA Extends Public Comment Period on Interpretation of Model...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a 60-day extension for the public to comment on its interpretation of the Special Rule for Model Aircraft established by Congress as part of the...
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Professors Oppose FAA’s Interpretation of Model Aircraft Rules
On June 18, 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Notice of Interpretation (the Notice) regarding the special rule that exempts regulation of model aircraft under the FAA...
View ArticleEU Increases Sanctions Against Russia
As described in our Alert published on August 1, 2014, the United States and other nations have ramped up sanctions against Russia related to the ongoing situation in Ukraine. On July 31, 2014, the...
View ArticleUS and EU Tighten Sanctions against Russian Banks, Defense and Energy Sectors
Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced increased economic sanctions against Russia, including measures against Russia’s largest bank – Sberbank...
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U.S. Expands Ukrainian and Crimean Sanctions
The U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), this week imposed sanctions on fourteen additional Ukrainian and Russian individuals and two organizations, including the...
View ArticleIran and World Powers Announce Landmark Nuclear Agreement
On July 14, 2015, following nearly twenty months of talks, international negotiators from seven countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, China, France, Germany, Russia, and Iran) announced...
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FAA Releases Updated Model Aircraft Guidance
On September 2, 2015, the FAA issued a replacement for the long standing Advisory Circular 91-57 that was issued on June 9, 1981. Advisory Circular 91-57 (AC 91-57) was originally issued as guidance...
View ArticleProgress in Integrating UAS into the NAS
This blog post highlights several recent publications and developments related to the integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems (“UAS”) into the National Airspace System (“NAS”). Each has been summarized...
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FAA Issues New UAS Rules
The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation announced today interim final rules (available to read in full here) regarding registration of small unmanned aircraft (“UAS”)...
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Toxic Tort Monitor – August 3, 2016
August 3, 2016 New Developments Northern District of Illinois Denies Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration in Take-Home Exposure Case By Jen Dlugosz In May 2016, we reported the Northern District of...
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